UN is Asked Why Promoted Sexual Harasser in Gaza But No Response Nor From USUN Series

UN is Asked Why Promoted Sexual Harasser in Gaza But No Response Nor From USUN Series  Patreon Book Substack UN GATE, July 6 – UN staff have raised to Inner City Press the case of an UN system official serially promoted, from positions in Cameroon to South Sudan to now in Gaza, despite a history of sexual harassments.     Inner City Press has asked UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, his deputy Farhan Haq and MALU chief Melissa Fleming, as well as SG Antonio Guterres, about the case, and the promotion - particularly now to Gaza.    At the July 6 UN noon briefing, after Inner City Press emailed the question with the name, there were 11 references to Gaza in the briefing - none to this.   The UN is ostensibly a public institution, and without questions pays itself and the official at issue with public taxpayers' money. We are asked about the name and the clock is ticking. As the UN moves now in the second half of 2026 to pick a new Secretary General, as its last one Antonio Guterres fails on Ukraine, Gaza and basic transparency, a book is out.  It is "United Nations Betrayals: From Election Stolen by Guterres to Bribes and Banning of the Press," by Matthew Russell Lee (who quickly discloses that he has been ousted and banned from the UN by Guterres, for his reporting).   A noted by New York Magazine on Lee's Maximum Maxwell book, at times here he uses the character Kurt Wheelock, who first appeared in his Predatory Bender.    The book begins with Guterres beating out female candidates for the UNSG post, after a murky year being paid by Lisbon-based Gulbenkian Foundation. The book digs into the bid by the China Energy Fund Committee, convicted of UN bribery, for Gulbenkian's oil company. Readers can draw their own conclusion, including on the need for SG campaign finance disclosure in 2026.    Part of the book in italics delves into the UN Correspondents Association and its efforts to throw Lee out. They appear again in the afterword / novella, "Whacking Qaddafi," which was first mentioned in the New Yorker magazine's Talk of the Town piece about Lee. It addresses more countries: from India to Pakistan, Guinea to Guinea Bissau.   The main text addresses UN failures in Sri Lanka - including the UNCA connection - Cameroon, Western Sahara, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, Gaza and elsewhere. UN Betrayals indeed - this should be the first of a series. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2025 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com